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TOY MATCH EXPLODBR.

a No. 560,115. Patented May 12, 1896.

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ANDREW BJERAMAM. PHOTOUTHaWAsNmGTfiN. DYC

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMORY A. TRUSSELL, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR TO THE GLOBEMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TOY MATCH-EXPLODER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 560,115, dated May 12,1896.

Application filed June 13, 1894.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMORY A. TRUSSELL, residing at Omaha, in the countyof Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain usefulImprovements in Vises for Exploding Fulminate Matches; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has relation to a new and novel improvement in toys, andcomprises a device for exploding fulminate matches.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a side view of my toy. Fig.2 shows an end view with portions removed. Fig. 3 shows a centralsectional view with portions removed, showing the explosive in position.

A A represent the two operating-handles of my improved toy, which areprovided with two similar half-jaw portions B. These jaw portions arepreferably rounding, but of less than half a circle, and are providedupon one side with the disk 0, as is more clearly shown in Fig. 3. Thesetwo half-jaw portions are connected by means of a central pin a, andwhen the operating-handles are open provide a segmental opening, asshown in Fig. 3, adapted to receive the head of a suitable match. Thehead adapted to receive the explosive comprises the two similar half-jawportions B, as shown in Fig. 2. These two similar half-jaws are providedwith the bars A A, terminating in the handles 0. The jaws are furthermade to snugly register one upon the other, and it is between these jawsthat the explosive, provided with the non-explo- Seria1No. 514,482. (Nomodel.)

sive stem 0, of wood, twine, or any other suitable material, is placed.The explosive, as shown in Fig. 3, is gradually crushed between the jawsB until the front opening of the jaws is closed by the non-explosivestem 0 of the explosive. The explosion is then practically within ahermetically-closed chamber, which chamber, by bringing the handlestogether, is made smaller and smaller until the pressure upon thedetonating explosive is so great that the same is exploded, finding avent in driving the non-explosive stem before it. The composition of theexplosive may be of any suitable combination of chemicals, and goodresults may be obtained by simply using the composition of which theheads of ordinary parlor-matches are made, the matches being providedwith a non-explosive stem.

Now, having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by United States Letters Patent, is-

In a toy device for exploding fulminates, the two similarly-shaped armsA A, each provided at one end with a circular perforated hub B, saidhubs being reduced in thickness on their inner adjacent faces formingprojecting portions of less than half a circle, whereby said hubs areadapted to interlock, the pivotpin a for uniting the parts, anexplodingchamber being formed by the converging walls of the segmentalhubs B, and the side plates 0, all substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMORY A. TRUSSELL.

\Vitnesses:

ELMER G. STARR, G. W. Sons.

